There's one reason above all others that President Obama uses a teleprompter in delivering most of his speeches: he's good at it.

Ronald Reagan was the same way. He was more at ease in reading his speech off the dual screens of a teleprompter than looking up and down at a speech text on his lectern

Not so, George W. Bush. He often got that nervous, deer-in-the-headlights look when giving an address from a teleprompter. He would seem stiff and ill-at-ease. He did not convey a sense of understanding.

"He preferred using large index cards," said his one-time White House Press Secretary Ari Fleisher, "plus I think he was just more comfortable with the cards."

There's one reason above all others that President Obama uses a teleprompter in delivering most of his speeches: he's good at it.

Ronald Reagan was the same way. He was more at ease in reading his speech off the dual screens of a teleprompter than looking up and down at a speech text on his lectern

Not so, George W. Bush. He often got that nervous, deer-in-the-headlights look when giving an address from a teleprompter. He would seem stiff and ill-at-ease. He did not convey a sense of understanding.

"He preferred using large index cards," said his one-time White House Press Secretary Ari Fleisher, "plus I think he was just more comfortable with the cards."

The only thing more humerous that anyone not thinking that it's a common practice is that some folks think Reagan actually spoke off the cuff rather than carefully crafted scripts.

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That's great, but Reagan didn't read the same speech over and over every year. Obama's writers are so lazy that they just recycle the same words in every speech. It would be comical if the job wasn't so serious.

2011: "At stake is whether new jobs and industries take root in this country, or somewhere else. It's whether the hard work and industry of our people is rewarded."

2012: "An economy built to last, where hard work pays off and responsibility is rewarded."

2011: "So I say to this chamber tonight, instead of re-fighting the battles of the last two years, let's fix what needs fixing and let's move forward."

2012: "Tonight, I want to speak about how we move forward"

2010: "And we should continue the work of fixing our broken immigration system"

2011: "Now, I strongly believe that we should take on, once and for all, the issue of illegal immigration."

2012: "I believe as strongly as ever that we should take on illegal immigration."

2011: "And let's stop expelling talented, responsible young people who could be staffing our research labs or starting a new business, who could be further enriching this nation. "

2012: "But if election-year politics keeps Congress from acting on a comprehensive plan, let's at least agree to stop expelling responsible young people who want to staff our labs, start new businesses, and defend this country."

2011: "We'll put more Americans to work repairing crumbling roads and bridges."

2012: "So much of America needs to be rebuilt. We've got crumbling roads and bridges."

I don't know. Any previous President do this? I seem to remember Reagan repeatedly asking for the line-item veto.

There's one reason above all others that President Obama uses a teleprompter in delivering most of his speeches: he's good at it.

Ronald Reagan was the same way. He was more at ease in reading his speech off the dual screens of a teleprompter than looking up and down at a speech text on his lectern

Not so, George W. Bush. He often got that nervous, deer-in-the-headlights look when giving an address from a teleprompter. He would seem stiff and ill-at-ease. He did not convey a sense of understanding.

"He preferred using large index cards," said his one-time White House Press Secretary Ari Fleisher, "plus I think he was just more comfortable with the cards."

The only thing more humerous that anyone not thinking that it's a common practice is that some folks think Reagan actually spoke off the cuff rather than carefully crafted scripts.

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That's great, but Reagan didn't read the same speech over and over every year. Obama's writers are so lazy that they just recycle the same words in every speech. It would be comical if the job wasn't so serious.

Attack his strengths. It worked in 2008. But, this time, you have a much better guy to run against him. have fun with that.

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That's not the only Difference. Obama does not get to Pretend to be something he is not this time. He has to win, with his record, and an electorate that knows exactly who he is, and what he wants this time around.

If the Republican Party had it's shit even partially together this election would be a cake walk, and Obama would stand no chance at all.

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